UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
That’s down to pre-crash YEG levels. Yikes.
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Calgary International Airport
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darwink
Senior Member
My prediction for YYC is worse. We're at 97 departures a day so double that for arrivals plus departures at the top. So 6014 flights in the month if that could be taken as the average looking forward to May. 400,000 would be an average of 66.5 people per flight - still seems high given the high portion of Q400s out of that total! So between 200-400k is my May prediction.
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October
Guest
WOW I haven't seen that graph before, I guess the silver lining is that we are currently the busiest airport in Canada!
Nimbus
Active Member
The April numbers came out, and well they sure ain't pretty.
A 95.2% decrease versus April 2019. 67,700 passengers compared 1,414,975.
A 95.2% decrease versus April 2019. 67,700 passengers compared 1,414,975.
JonnyCanuck
Senior Member
Kelly Cryderman of the Globe & Mail spent a day at Calgary airport recently. At it's low during the emergency lockdown, traffic was down to 300 passengers per day. Recently it has been up to 1000 per day. Average per day ... pre-COVID ... 25,000 per day! Now and going forward, air travel will not be a pleasant experience with all of the new procedures and restrictions. For example, during temperature checks, if you test high, they can prevent you from taking your flight. Unless, insurance companies are going to include that in flight cancellation causes (if they do, probably at a huge premium), then you are out of pocket. A lot of people are going to think twice about flying, particularly out of the country.
In her discussions with airport and airline officials, they are projecting it will take 2-3 years for the industry to recover to normal levels.
In her discussions with airport and airline officials, they are projecting it will take 2-3 years for the industry to recover to normal levels.
Nimbus
Active Member
Haven't updated passenger stats in a while, here are the June numbers:
-91.1% Overall
-87.7% Domestic
-98.7% Transborder
-100% International
June passengers of 140,742 versus 1,576,650 in June 2019.
-91.1% Overall
-87.7% Domestic
-98.7% Transborder
-100% International
June passengers of 140,742 versus 1,576,650 in June 2019.
Sky of Blue
Active Member
Tentatively looked at flying up to Fort McMurray and back instead of driving myself this time...still charging over $400...that’s a nope.
Nimbus
Active Member
July passenger numbers:
-83.8% Overall
-78.3% Domestic
-97.5% Transborder
-98.8% International
-83.8% Overall
-78.3% Domestic
-97.5% Transborder
-98.8% International
Sky of Blue
Active Member
My cost above was one way. Both Westjet and Air Canada still want $700-$1000+ for round trip Calgary to Fort McMurray. Ridiculous. So I will keep driving. Zero sympathy.
outoftheice
Active Member
A couple of the aviation unions have set up a website advocating for testing on arrival to replace quarantines. There's a form that allows people to quickly and easily submit a letter to their MPs. For those who'd like to see YYC boost its international traffic figures again, take a few minutes and send a letter!
http://www.betterborders.ca
http://www.betterborders.ca
Nimbus
Active Member
Haven't done passenger stats in a few months, here is November:
-78.1% Overall
-71.4% Domestic
-92.8% Transborder
-91.5% International
YTD -67.46%
-78.1% Overall
-71.4% Domestic
-92.8% Transborder
-91.5% International
YTD -67.46%
darwink
Senior Member
Until the results of the pilot test are in, this is rather pointless. If it is a success I doubt it won’t be nearly immediately expanded.
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October
Guest
Optimistic news today, WestJet announced nonstop flights from YYC-AMS on their 787's, twice per week starting on August 5th, then increasing to 3 times per week in September. They will be competing with KLM so let's hope their is enough market share for the both of them to have success on this route.
dailyhive.com
This puts WestJets YYC -> Europe routes at
YYC - Paris (seasonal)
YYC - London Gatwick (year round)
YYC - Rome (seasonal)
YYC - Dublin (seasonal)
YYC - Amsterdam (seasonal)
Lets hope ones things begin to return to normal that we can possibly secure some other routes as well! (YYC - Barcelona, Athens, Lisbon, Heathrow, and a handful of others are always rumoured!)
WestJet announces 787 Dreamliner service from Calgary to Amsterdam | Venture
Beginning August 5, WestJet is be expanding its international network to include Amsterdam, with flights from Calgary on the 787 Dreamliner.
dailyhive.com
This puts WestJets YYC -> Europe routes at
YYC - Paris (seasonal)
YYC - London Gatwick (year round)
YYC - Rome (seasonal)
YYC - Dublin (seasonal)
YYC - Amsterdam (seasonal)
Lets hope ones things begin to return to normal that we can possibly secure some other routes as well! (YYC - Barcelona, Athens, Lisbon, Heathrow, and a handful of others are always rumoured!)
Just build it
Active Member
Nice to see Westjet hit some more routes in Europe, though they'll be competing with KLM. Having the extra capacity to AMS may also induce more demand as people in other cities may choose to use Westjet through Calgary, rather than say, AC to Vancouver or Toronto and then onto AMS.
darwink
Senior Member
Yeah, super connecting the USA SW for those not loyal to either Delta/KLM or United plus induced demand. TBH wouldn't be going to Paris soon if they weren't running the direct flight.